A week after Kent County prosecutors declined to retry the Christopher Schurr murder case following a mistrial, the state Attorney General’s office also confirmed no plans to pursue a new trial. Kent ...

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced May 22 he will not retry ex-Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr ...

“I believed that if I hadn’t done it at that time, I wasn’t going to go home,” said Christopher Schurr, who fired the single fatal shot as he pinned Patrick Lyoya facedown on the ground in ...

Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant who sought refuge with his family in the US to flee violence in his home country, was fatally shot by then-Officer Christopher Schurr, who is White.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – It’s unclear if former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr will face another murder trial for killing Patrick Lyoya after a jury failed to reach a verdict.

The family of Patrick Lyoya, the Black Congolese immigrant shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer in 2022, spoke during a press conference.

Christopher Schurr had been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids in April 2022. Jurors also considered a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant who sought refuge with his family in the U.S. to flee violence in his home country, was fatally shot by former Officer Christopher Schurr, who is white.

Ex-Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr testified in his own defense May 2, telling jurors he shot Patrick Lyoya out of fear for his own safety. Schurr faces one charge of second-degree ...

Christopher Schurr pulled Lyoya over, who was driving with a friend in the passenger seat. Lyoya was a 26-year-old refugee from the Congo. Lyoya got out of his vehicle and disregarded the officer ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker says he will not retry Christopher Schurr in the death of Patrick Lyoya, dropping the second-degree murder charge against the former ...